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Course Objectives |
At the end of the course, participants will be able to:
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develop knowledge covering the requirements of current legislation |
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apply pesticides safely and efficiently with a hand held applicator
fitted with hydraulic nozzles |
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identify and select appropriate nozzles, carry out machine preparation
and calibration |
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operate the equipment in compliance with current legislation and codes
of practice |
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clean equipment, and dispose of unwanted pesticides and containers |
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identify and rectify faults and recognise conditions when spraying is
inadvisable |
All without risk to self or third party |
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Who is the Course For? |
- This course is designed for all those involved in operating and
maintaining hydraulic nozzle type knapsack sprayers. Participants should
have attended course Safe Use of
Pesticides or hold the recognised certificate of competence ‘Safe Use
of Pesticides, Environmental Factors and Legislation’.
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Duration/Format |
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One day practical for experienced operators |
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Two days practical for those with little or no
experience |
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NVQ/SVQ Linkage |
- This supports learning towards achievement of a FEPA Certificate of
Competence, which is a requirement of many NVQs/SVQs, for example
‘Forestry’ level 2 and most Agricultural and Commercial Horticulture
awards at level 3.
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Instructor/Trainee Ratio |
Max: 1:6 Min: 1:2 |
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Course Content |
- Introduction
- General safety
- Preparing the sprayer and checking components
- Calibrating the hand held sprayer
- Operating the hand held sprayer in a variety of operating
circumstances
- Decontamination of sprayer and protective clothing
- Out of season maintenance and storage
- Review
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Facilities/Equipment required: |
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| Hand held sprayers 1 per 2 course members (minimum) |
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| Instruction books for all sprayers |
Venue
- Warm, well lit room with adequate tables and chairs. Water supply and
drain, 13 amp power point. Building or yard with clean concrete floor.
Washing facilities. Suitable work area outside.
Trainee
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| Protective clothing to include face shield, hood, rubber gloves, and apron
and coverall. |
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| Steel tape measure (2m and 10m long) |
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| Notebook and pencil |
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| Pocket calculator |
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| Instruction books for their sprayers |
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| Spare filters, nozzles etc. |
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